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We’ve never eaten any of ours. We raised Boers before and made enough selling them that we couldn’t justify keeping one for us.
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We’ve never eaten any of ours. We raised Boers before and made enough selling them that we couldn’t justify keeping one for us.
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Hens and Roos
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over the last several days we have gotten more rain and once again mud....surprisingly, I was able to get morning chores done but it started raining harder once I finished. It's making it hard for the farmers to get all their fields planted.
DS(13) played in a soccer tourney this weekend-4 games- his team came in 2nd. The championship game was played on a extremely muddy field...especially by the one goal....needless to say-he was pretty muddy by the end of the game...yep you guessed it.....he's goalie!
DS(13) played in a soccer tourney this weekend-4 games- his team came in 2nd. The championship game was played on a extremely muddy field...especially by the one goal....needless to say-he was pretty muddy by the end of the game...yep you guessed it.....he's goalie!
Mike CHS
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It seems the messier the playing field the harder they play. 
Baymule
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We need rain, it is dry here! I'll even take the mud!
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Hens and Roos
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We are hoping to get our garden planted this weekend provided it has dried out enough to be tilled again...probably several varieties of squash, pickles, tomato plants and ???
Which brings me to my question- we were given some seed packets that have sell by dates of 2017 and 2011- do you think the packets from 2011 will grow?
Which brings me to my question- we were given some seed packets that have sell by dates of 2017 and 2011- do you think the packets from 2011 will grow?
Only one way to find out... plant them. May not get 100% but I'll bet some of them still sprout.
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We had 100% grow rate from seeds that had sell by dates of 2015 last year. They had been stored inside their packets in a plastic tote in the basement tho.
Bruce
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I agree with LS. Seeds "in the wild" can be viable for years if conditions aren't right for germination. And there are seed "banks" in case of worldwide disaster. You know THOSE seeds weren't "packed for (insert year following disaster)"
Mike CHS
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I do germination tests on seeds older than 3 years but I've seen germination rates as high as 75% for seeds that were 6 years old so just plant extra and thin if needed.
Baymule
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Plant them. what do you have to lose?
